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Second Conference on the Study and Conservation of the Flora and Fauna of Gibraltar and the Campo De Curriculum Vitae Personal Information: Name: Darren Andrew Fa Nationality: British Sex: Male Date of Birth: 20/04/66 Age: 50 years Marital Status: Married Children: Three Address: Albuhera Lodge 19 Europa Road, Gibraltar. Tel: +350 56001915 e-mail: [email protected] Job title: Director of Academic Programmes and Research The University of Gibraltar Academic Qualifications: Bayside Comprehensive School, Gibraltar 1 CSE - Religious Education 9 GCE ‘O’ Levels - Mathematics - English Language - English Literature - Biology - Physics - Chemistry - History - Art - Spanish 3 GCE ‘A’ Levels: - Biology - Mathematics - Physics First Class Honours degree (BA QTS) in Education and Biology (1990) awarded by the University of Surrey, U.K. Ph.D. in Biological Oceanography (July 1998) awarded by the Southampton Oceanography Centre, University of Southampton, U.K. Thesis entitled ‘The Influence of Pattern and Scale on Rocky-Shore Macrofaunal Communities along the Mediterranean/Atlantic Interface through the Straits of Gibraltar.’ Masters degree in Museum Studies (July 2006) awarded by the University of Leicester, U.K. Professional Career: September 1990 – August1999: Teacher at St. Joseph’s Middle School, Gibraltar. As from 1992 held responsibility post (MPG +1) for Information Technology (I.T.) and Technology. In July 1999 I was promoted to head of Science (MPG +3) at St. Anne’s Middle School. September 1999 – July 2014: Education, Research & Survey Officer at the Gibraltar Museum. In this role I was responsible for developing and implementing the Museum’s Education Strategy and was also responsible for the setting up and maintenance of computer-based databases on Gibraltar’s Heritage, both man-made and natural. Amongst other responsibilities, I also assisted in the co-ordinating and carrying out of the Museum’s Research Programme, aspects of which included the Gibraltar Caves Project, work on palaeoenvironmental reconstructions, archaeological excavations, historical research, ecological fieldwork (both terrestrial and marine) and setting up and overseeing collaborative projects with other museums and institutions. August 2001 – July 2014: Co-Director of the Underwater Research Unit (URU) Gibraltar Museum. In this role I worked together with Dr Geraldine Finlayson of the Gibraltar Museum in the planning, execution of underwater research projects. These covered the ecology, archaeology, geology and landscape geography of submerged and intertidal areas. September 2004 – July 2014: Deputy Director of the Gibraltar Museum. My duties as Deputy Director incorporated most of the roles I carried out as Education, Research & Survey Officer, but also included direct support to the Director, as well as assisting in the management and administration of the Museum. August 2014 – Present: Director of Academic Programmes and Research at the University of Gibraltar. My duties in this role consist of creating, implementing, directing and delivering all academic programmes within the University of Gibraltar (undergraduate and postgraduate) including research degrees. It also involves broader elements such as international collaborations with partner universities, management of support staff and development of existing and new research programmes, as well as progressing my own personal research lines. During the University start-up phase the role was much more diverse to incorporate legislative drafting, strategic planning and development, recruitment and media outreach as well as working on the design concept for the University. Memberships and Committees: Registered European Commission Expert (Id: EX2014D194355) on Environment and Higher Education. University of Gibraltar Project Leader on EU-funded project “University Educators for Sustainable Development” (UE4SD) which aims to re-orient higher education curricula to address sustainable development. The consortium consists of 55 partners from 33 countries. Elected Fellow of the Linnean Society of London (FLS). Elected Member of the Royal Society of Biology (MRSB) and Chartered Biologist (CBiol) by the same Society. Member of the British Ecological Society (BES). Member of the Gibraltar Government’s Nature Conservancy Council, a statutory Government body tasked with overseeing and licensing research work on the natural environment. Member of the Gibraltar Government’s Environment Commission, tasked with overseeing the development of an environment programme, including implementation of EU Environment-based directives. Member of the Gibraltar Government’s Climate Change Forum, a group tasked with advising the Government with regard to the potential effects of climate change and possible remedial actions. Member of the Gibraltar Government’s Compensatory Measures Committee, tasked with assessing the compensatory measures that need to be taken in the case of negative impacts upon any EU-designated natural sites, either Sites of Community Interest (SCIs) or Special Areas of Conservation (SACs). Member of the Gibraltar Government’s UNESCO World Heritage Working Group, tasked with overseeing Gibraltar’s World Heritage Site of the Gorham’s Cave Complex. Trustee of the Gibraltar Trust for Earth Sciences and Archaeology. Executive Committee Member of The Gibraltar Centre for Mediterranean Studies (COMGIBCEMED). Member of the Fortress Study Group, the Ordnance Society and the Coast Defence Study Group. Member of the Marine Section of the Gibraltar Ornithological and Natural History Society (GONHS). Other Relevant Diving and Maritime Qualifications: Conféderation mondiale des activités subaauatiques (CMAS) Scientific Diver Speciality, No. ESPGC00000043 Member of the British Sub-Aqua Club (BSAC) No. A650100 BSAC Advanced Diver (equivalent to 3-star CMAS diver) BSAC Advanced Instructor (AI 3086) BSAC Advanced Lifesaver BSAC First Aid for Divers BSAC Marine Biology BSAC Search and Recovery BSAC Chartwork & Position Fixing BSAC Dive Planning and Marshalling BSAC Advanced Diving Techniques BSAC Boat Handler & Diver Cox’n BSAC Advanced Nitrox Diver (No. 948) BSAC Extended Range Diver (No. 161) BSAC First Aid Instructor BSAC Approved Boat Handling Instructor BSAC Practical rescue Management Instructor State registered Oxygen Administrator (No. 12491) Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) Rebreather Diver Technical Diving International (TDI) Advanced Gas Blender No. 153511 Nautical Archaeology Society (NAS) Parts I & III: Foreshore and Underwater Archaeology NAS Tutor CB Radio Operator licence Royal Yachting Association (RYA) level 2 powerboat qualification RYA Day Skipper qualification for sailing boats. British Lifesaving Society’s Bronze Medallion As a Nautical Archaeological Society (NAS) Instructor I have taught on local introductory courses in Maritime archaeology to local divers. Awards: In 2003 the Gibraltar Museum’s Underwater Research Unit (of which I was a Director) was awarded first prize at the first ever NAS ‘Adopt a Wreck’ scheme for our work on the wreck of the armed trawler HMT Erin, which was sabotaged and sank during WWII. Research Interests: Oral and Poster Presentations in Academic Conferences: Ecology, Conservation & Environment: Fa, D.A. (1991). Community dynamics and diversity of rocky-shore communities in Gibraltar - the impact of bio-degradation. Gibraltar Ornithological and Natural History Society (GONHS) Conference, John Mackintosh Hall, Gibraltar. Fa, D.A. (1993). Queensway Quay: a case study in conservation management. Gibraltar Business Open Day, John Mackintosh Hall, Gibraltar. Fa, D.A. (1995). How long is the coastline of Gibraltar? Fractals and some conservation implications. II Jornadas de Estudio y Conservación de la Flora y Fauna del Campo de Gibraltar. 15th-17th September, Jimena de la Frontera, Spain. Fa, D.A. (1998). Spatial scaling of distributional range, abundance and body size relationships in littoral organisms. International Congress of Ecology (INTECOL), 19th-25th July, Florence, Italy. Sánchez-Moyano, J.E., García -Adiego, E.M., Estacio, F.J., Fa, D.A. & García -Gómez, J.C. (1999). Importancia de la presencia de vegetación en un ecosistema marino: distribución de la macrofauna de una pradera del alga Caulerpa prolifera en la Bahía de Algeciras. Jornadas de Estudio y Conservación de la Flora y Fauna del Campo de Gibraltar, Tarifa, Spain. Fa, D.A., Sánchez-Moyano, J. E., García Asencio, I., García Gómez, J.C., Finlayson, C. & Sheader, M. (2002). A comparative study of the marine eco- regions of the south Iberian Peninsula as identified from different coastal habitats. XII Iberian Symposium on Marine Benthic Ecology / 1st Trans-Border congress on Marine Biology, organised by the University of Seville and the Gibraltar Museum, Gibraltar-La Línea de la Concepción, 22-25th October, John Mackintosh Hall, Gibraltar. Fa, D.A., García-Gómez, J.C., Sheader, M., Finlayson, C., Fernández-Nespral, R., Sánchez, J.E., García-Adiego, E.M. & Estacio, F.J. (2002). The Saladillo harbour: littoral communities across pollution gradients and a novel application of the 'Rapoport effect' in pollution biomonitoring. XII Iberian Symposium on Marine Benthic Ecology / 1st Trans-Border congress on Marine Biology, organised by the University of Seville and the Gibraltar Museum, Gibraltar-La Línea de la Concepción, 22-25th October, John Mackintosh Hall, Gibraltar. Menez, A., Fa, D.A., Sánchez-Moyano, J. E., García Asencio, I., García- Gómez, J. C. & Fa, J. E. (2002). The abundances and distributions of molluscs in south Iberia:
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